New Ulm weekly review., 1887-08-24
MINNESO a NEWS.
The Encapnnent.

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The Encapment.
The committee in charge have issued the
following orders concerning the G.. "a. r.
encampmentandr reunion TO be held during
the fair:
undersigned committee. after consultation
with the officers Of the various regimental
societies, as far as they have been able,
have concluded that the most opportune
days OF the state agricultural fair for the
veterans and regimental reunions will be
Sept. Id and 15. The reunions will take
place in the camp on the university farm,
adjoining the fair grounds, on those days,
or at such places as the various societies
may determine. Arrangements will be
made to supply all veterans with tents
and food or rations in camp, SO that each
one, with the members OF his family ac
companying him.. can remain in the camp
on or near the fair ground during his stay
in the city, il he SO desires. The local
Grand Army posts will appoint proper
committee OF arrangements to cooperate
with the state agricultural society.
j Ohm B. SANBoRN,
President OF the Fourth Regiment Society.
j. W.BIsHoP.
WILLIAM R. MARSHALL,
President Seventh Minnesota Regiment So
ciety.
c. C. ANDREWS,
Third Minnesota Regiment. s$
By the provisions OF the state law re-
turns must be made to the secretary Of
state by the town assessors and county
auditor each year showing the acreage and
yield OF corn, wheat, oats, barley and
fax. These reports have been received
and, nnder the direction OF Assistant Sec.
retary OF State Stockenstrom, have been
tabulated. These cereals in 1886 reached
the handsome total OF 5,145,3 1927 acres,
which was increased in 1887 to 5, 46S, 647.
The total number of bushels OF all kinds of
grain raised in 1886 was 1Os, 911.
The fax planted in 1886 covered 2O4, LAT
acres. and in 1887 10, ,225. This shows
a falling off in acreage from 1886 OF 33,-
922 acres, which will afford considerable
buyer.
The city council Of Austin, have awarded
the contract for the complete system of
contemplated water works for this city to
the National Iron and Brass works, Du-
buque, Iowa. Contract price, $4,000.
The Vienna bakery at Albert Lea, was
burned.
Mrs. o. 3. Perkins, wife OF Hon. o. T.
Perkins OF Mortified, fell from the rail-
road bridge at Spring creek and was killed.
B Homer Whiting, OF Tracy, acciden-
tally shot and killed the three.year- old
daughter OF Andrew Holm, a farmer re-
siding near Balaton. 81
Isaac Solomon was killed by being run
over by the wheels OF a hanson cab at ST.
Paul.
Rev. Father Nugent, Of Liverpool, Eng,
is coming to visit Bishop Ireland.
James Preston OF Bay City, Mich, who
was beating his way on freight train, at
tempted to pass from one car to another,
near Osakis, fell between them and had
both legs cut off at the knees.
Mrs. Eyelina Holcombe Wilder, mother
OF Amherst 81. Wilder and OF Mrs. Col. j ohm
Merriam, died at st. Paul.
The trouble with the Indians up north is
said to have originated from their procur-
ing whisky.
At Anoka, George Fitzgibbons was ar
rested charged with the theft OF 81 SO from
Charles Atkinson OF Burns, farmer for
whom Fitzgibbons had been working.
The North Branch Mutual Insurance
Company, composed OF farmers living in
Chisago county, has been admitted to do
business In This sta Ce.
The Sentinel, a weekly newspaper hither.
to published at Lake City by G. r. Nc Ken
| ney, is to move to North st. Paul in re.
sponse to a fattering offer.
During the past year, ending with July
81, eight convicts were pardoned from the
state penitentiary as per the report Of
Warden Stordock, filed at the Office OF the
secretary OF state. Out OF this number
two were pardoned by Gov. Hubbard. five
by Gov. McGill, and one by President
Cleveland. Six OF the convices were from
Hennepin county.
The last stone has been laid on the tow
er OF the new court house at st. Paul and
| the American flag hoisted in honor OF the
/ event.
The New York Life Insurance Com pany
took out a building permit for a 1O-stort
fire proof structure to cost $500, 900 OF st
Paul.
/ Amos Butler. OF Albert Lea, is colored
He tried to get shaved at Austin but was
! arrested. Suit for damages will be insti
/ tuted.
/ The village OF Renville, was visited by {
tornado on the 10th inst. First came {
storm Of hail from the northwest. Soor
a cloud came from the northeast, and the
two clouds met immediately north OF th,
j village. The work OF destruction then be
gan. It was genuine tornado, for build
ings were moved to all points of the com
i pass. Mrs. Haan, wife of P. Haan, agen
i for the Frederickson land company, wal
i instantly killed. Gustaf Krieger living fou
miles south in the township OF Hora, wa
badly injured and will probably die.
& Nearly every building in town was NOR
Or less injured, Aug Krieger's house, barr
and granary, in Flora, was totally de
i stroyed. Crash stacks in the path OF tn,
storm were blown down and the grail
! partly, if not wholly, ruined. The pa Il
OF the storm was about mile wide an,
five or six long. The damage to building
and grain is estimated from $15. 900 {,
S25, 600. People sought their cellars O
the loss OF life would have been greater.
Edward Hargesheimer of Winona, wa